Arriving in Pailin

Yesterday morning we had an early start, we packed a bag for two nights in Pailin and walked to the Catholic Complex. Mel and Ming had prepared a delicious breakfast for us before our hour and a half journey to Pailin. The truck only sat a driver and 4 passengers inside, so while Philippa, Eloise,…

Travelling to Battambang

Today we woke up and finished packing to get in the taxi for Battambang. The journey took 5 & 1/2 hours and was along some awfully concreted roads, with a driver that spent most of his time on the phone, over taking cars that were over taking other cars. En route, there were large jars…

Day 2!

We woke up for breakfast at 9:30, 3:30 am UK time, which included egg noodle stir-fry and cornflakes. We then went to an orphanage run by 3 nuns, and consisting of 18 children. They were in the middle of bath time so we helped dry them off and then played with them. The orphanage included…

We’ve arrived!

We have arrived safely in Phnom Penh, very tired! Although we have been delayed posting, we haven’t lazed around all day! We came off our plane after lunch- thai curry, dinner- an assortment of sandwiches, and breakfast- at 10:10pm for us, and the second plane breakfast- croissant and fruit salad. We took a quick nap…

Fundraising

In between bouts of revision, we’ve been busy raising funds for our trip.  Many thanks to everyone who has supported us!  Events have included a non-uniform day at school (Thank You Mr O’Neill!), a cake sale after mass (Thank You Fr Mark!), a cake sale at St. Mary’s, plus lots of donations on our JustGiving…